February 16, 2006 | Headlines, Short Line, STB
(The following article by Dan Daly was posted on the Rapid City Journal website on February 16.) RAPID CITY, S.D. — It took eight years, but Dakota, Minnesota & Eastern Railroad now has the official blessing of the federal Surface Transportation Board to...
February 16, 2006 | Headlines, Short Line, STB
(The following article by Dan Daly was posted on the Rapid City Journal website on February 16.) RAPID CITY, S.D. — It took eight years, but Dakota, Minnesota & Eastern Railroad now has the official blessing of the federal Surface Transportation Board to...
February 15, 2006 | Headlines, Short Line
(The Associated Press circulated the following story on February 14.) RAPID CITY, S.D. — A loan program that the Dakota, Minnesota & Eastern Railroad had hoped would provide $2.5 billion dollars for an expansion would be slashed under the budget proposed by...
February 15, 2006 | Headlines, Short Line
(The Associated Press circulated the following story on February 14.) RAPID CITY, S.D. — A loan program that the Dakota, Minnesota & Eastern Railroad had hoped would provide $2.5 billion dollars for an expansion would be slashed under the budget proposed by...
January 23, 2006 | Headlines, Short Line
(The following article by Vince Devlin was posted on the Missoulian website on January 21.) MISSOULA, Mont. — At $1.9 million a pop, Montana Rail Link did not rush into its purchase of 16 new diesel locomotives. “If you’re going to invest that kind...
January 23, 2006 | Headlines, Short Line
(The following article by Vince Devlin was posted on the Missoulian website on January 21.) MISSOULA, Mont. — At $1.9 million a pop, Montana Rail Link did not rush into its purchase of 16 new diesel locomotives. “If you’re going to invest that kind...
December 28, 2005 | Headlines, Short Line
(The following story by Tim Anderson appeared on the Reno Gazette-Journal website on December 28.) RENO, Nevada — Railway proponents are convinced the $40 million Virginia & Truckee Railroad project will result in an economic bonanza. Serving as a tourist...
December 27, 2005 | Headlines, Short Line
(The following story by Drew Perine appeared on The News Tribune website on December 27.) TACOMA, Wash. — By next fall, trains should be able to move in and out of Tacoma’s Tideflats a little faster thanks to a series of rail improvements approved by the Port of...
December 21, 2005 | FRA, Headlines, Short Line
(The Associated Press circulated the following article on December 20.) MANKATO, Minn. — The Federal Railroad Administration will likely rely on cold hard numbers – rather than impassioned pleas – as it considers a $2.5 billion low-interest loan...
December 21, 2005 | Headlines, Short Line
(The following article by Mark Fischenich was posted on the Free Press of Mankato website on December 21.) MANKATO, Minn. — The massive DM&E Railroad expansion — a project that alarmed many Mankato residents eight years ago with its prospects for...
